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Pa Pulls Out Of America 250 Event On National Mall

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Greg Sargent reports at The New Republic:

“This president routinely makes patriotism partisan and personal—and it shouldn’t be that way,” Gov. Josh Shapiro told me, referring to Pennsylvania’s decision not to join the so-called Great American State Fair, which Trump has described as “the most spectacular TRUMP RALLY of them all.”

Shapiro said his office had canvassed opinion among many Pennsylvania businesses about Trump’s gala. Shapiro’s aides enlisted the help of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce, which communicated with companies across the state, small and large alike, about whether to join the coming festivities. “None were interested,” Shapiro said. “It reflects this sad state of affairs that we find ourselves in—that the president has politicized this to a degree that businesses don’t want to participate.”

In joining eight other states that appear to be pulling out (Oregon, Washington, Massachusetts, Illinois, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, and North Carolina), Pennsylvania becomes the first swing state that has flipped between the parties in recent presidential races to do so.

Read the full article.

Trump 250 Gala Takes Humiliating New Turn as More States Pull Out https://t.co/Bw4sqgIjQq

— The New Republic (@newrepublic) June 25, 2026

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